September 2012 Articles (21)

Professional photographer/tennis blogger Craig Doyle joins Phil. Please listen in as they discuss Robin Soderling, the Toray Pan Pacific Open, Novak Djokovic as part of the new Weekly Joker Report, the China Open, the Rakuten Tennis Open Championships and a look at Martin Klizan.

This Week's This Week in Tennis is now available; Professional photographer/tennis blogger Craig Doyle joins Phil to discuss the return of Gael Monfils, the rise of Laura Robson, are tournaments like the Shanghai and Paris Masters are important and who each believe are the 10 greatest male tennis players of all…

I strung my Prestige Mid at 61 lbs., ALU Power on the mains, synthetic gut on the crosses (I had previously used these strings but in reverse -- ie, the synthetic gut was on the mains and the ALU Power was on the cross). At first, this new set up felt like I was hitting the ball with a brick. Despite exerting a tremendous amount of effort, my balls were barely going past the service box. It was rough getting used to. Eventually, after about maybe thirty minutes or so, the strings started…

So, I'll be test driving different strings (or combination of strings) at varying tensions each month to (1) get a better idea of the strings that are out there, (2) get a feel for different tensions and (3) see what works best for me. To date, I've basically been stringing Prince sythentic gut on the mains and Luxilon ALU Power or Rough on the crosses (like Roger, except he uses natural gut on the mains which is a little cost prohibitive for me). I usually tension my strings at 62 lbs…

Professional Photographer/Tennis Blogger Craig Doyle joins Phil to review the 2012 Men's and Ladies Finals, the apparent demise of Super Saturday and share their lists as to who they believe are the top ten female tennis players of all-time. You might me surprised at who they each selected.

When Roger Federer lost to Tomas Berdych in the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open, it was a massive shock to the tennis world. The fact the world was so surprised to see Roger go down to Berdychis a clear demonstration of exactly how well Federer has done this season in returning to form.

In 2012, Roger Federer has reached the quarterfinals in all four Grand Slams, played three…

1) At the press conference which followed Andy Murray’s semi-final victory over Tomas Berdych at the US Open, he told his mother Judy: “Mum, you smell of wine.” Judy then pointed at Sir Alex Ferguson, who had stumbled into the room along with Sir Sean Connery: “He made me have wine. He’s just been telling me that Scotland invented the world.”

2) Sidney Wood, a Wimbledon champion, once found himself drunk on court at Roland Garros. “I found myself as…

Sara Errani is having the best year of her tennis career. And the Italian has now announced that she will not be working in the future with Luis Garcia del Moral, a former member of Lance Armstrong's medical staff.

Don’t let that Aussie “aw shucks” demeanor fool you, or the placid body language hidden by her signature Oakleys as she goes about her business in a workmanlike manner around the court. She does not “Pojd” like Petra Kvitova, roar like Serena Williams, or throw in full-body fistpumps like Ana Ivanovic. She does not slam her racket a la Victoria Azarenka or negatively stalk the court like Agnieszka Radwanska or Angelique Kerber. Yes, Stosur may be the most even-keeled woman on the WTA Tour.…